Austin MotoGP, COTA, Texas - Full Qualifying Results

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Austin MotoGP at the Circuit of the Americas, round 4 of the 2022 world championship.
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Austin MotoGP, COTA - Full Qualifying Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)2'2.039s5/6339k
2Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.003s5/6343k
3Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.128s5/6340k
4Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.531s6/7346k
5Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+0.539s3/6350k
6Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.595s4/5336k
7Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.655s7/7344k
8Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.908s6/6342k
9Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.999s3/6341k
10Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.015s6/7339k
11Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+1.020s7/7342k
12Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.057s3/6341k
 Qualifying 1:     
13Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)2'2.922s2/4338k
14Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)2'3.121s6/7339k
15Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)2'3.133s3/6338k
16Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*2'3.328s3/6343k
17Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)2'3.467s6/7335k
18Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*2'3.576s3/6340k
19Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)2'3.579s2/7332k
20Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)2'3.983s3/7336k
21Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*2'4.140s7/7331k
22Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*2'4.185s5/6332k
23Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)2'4.229s6/6343k
24Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*2'4.646s3/4335k

* Rookie

Fastest Practice time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 2m 2.361s

Official COTA MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 2.135s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 2m 3.575s (2014)

Jorge Martin takes pole position for the 2022 Americas MotoGP in Austin, Texas as Ducati riders dominate qualifying at COTA.

After fighting through Q1, Martin pinched pole from factory riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia on his final lap, with Pramac team-mate Johann Zarco and Gresini's Enea Bastianini completing an all-Desmosedici top five.

Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo lowsided from his Yamaha just before the halfway stage of the 15-minutes, sending the Frenchman sprinting to get a lift back to the pits.

Quartararo made it back out for the last five minutes and was best of the rest after the Ducatis.

After joining Martin in fighting through Q1, Alex Rins had to settle for a subdued seventh, just ahead of Suzuki team-mate Joan Mir.

Marc Marquez, who will be seeking his eighth COTA victory on Sunday, could only manage ninth. The Repsol Honda rider had predicted the Ducati's would be hard to beat in qualfiying but was second quickest to Bagnaia on race pace in the earlier FP4 session.

After a fall in Q1, world championship leader Aleix Espargaro will start from 13th on the grid, just ahead of Aprilia team-mate Maverick Vinales.

Marc Marquez is returning to action after missing the Mandalika race and following Argentine weekend due to a new episode of double vision caused by his huge warm-up accident in Indonesia.

COTA is one of his most successful circuits, having won seven of the eight MotoGP races held at the Texan track, falling while leading in 2019, when Suzuki's Alex Rins took victory.

Subsurface soil movement means large bumps have been a persistent issue at COTA, resulting in the latest partial resurfacing for the 2022 event, covering Turns 2-10 and 12-16.

Track schedule in UK time - 2022 Austin MotoGP

Friday
3pm-3.40pm: Moto2 Free Practice 1
3.55pm-4.40pm: MotoGP Free Practice 1
4.55pm-5.35pm: Moto3 Free Practice 3

7.15pm-7.55pm: Moto2 Free Practice 2
8.10pm-8.55pm: MotoGP Free Practice 2
9.10pm-9.50pm: Moto3 Free Practice 2

Saturday
3pm-3.40pm: Moto2 Free Practice 3
3.55pm-4.40pm: MotoGP Free Practice 3
4.55pm-5.35pm: Moto3 Free Practice 3

6.35pm-6.50pm: Moto2 Qualifying 1
7pm-7.15pm: Moto2 Qualifying 2
7.30pm-8pm: MotoGP Free Practice 4
8.10pm-8.25pm: MotoGP Qualifying 1

8.35pm-8.50pm: MotoGP Qualifying 2
9.10pm-9.25pm: Moto3 Qualifying 1
9.35pm-9.50pm: Moto3 Qualifying 2

Sunday
3.20pm-3.30pm: Moto2 warm-up
3.40pm-4pm: MotoGP warm-up
4.10-4.20pm: Moto3 warm-up

5.20pm: Moto2 race
7pm: MotoGP race
8.30pm: Moto3 race

Termas: MotoGP World Championship standings
Pos RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.
1^5Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)45 
2=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)38(-7)
3˅2Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)36(-9)
4^4Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)36(-9)
5˅2Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)35(-10)
6^3Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)33(-12)
7˅3Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)28(-17)
8˅3Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)24(-21)
9NAJorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)20(-25)
10^5Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)20(-25)
11=Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)15(-30)
12˅2Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)14(-31)
13^3Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)13(-32)
14^6Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)12(-33)
15˅3Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)11(-34)
16˅2Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)10(-35)
17˅2Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)10(-35)
18NAMarco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*7(-38)
19=Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*6(-39)
20˅3Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)4(-41)
21˅3Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)2(-43)
22˅3Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*1(-44)

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